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The edgy coming-of-age tale "Ask Me Anything" begins with a snarky, bubble-gum vibe that gives way to something far deeper and meaningful. Writer-director Allison Burnett, who based the script on his 2009 novel, "Undiscovered Gyrl," masterfully immerses us into the life of a floundering teenager with often-stirring, unexpected results. Katie Kampenfelt (Britt Robertson) is a brash, manipulative 17-year-old who decides to take a year off before going to college. To maintain at least some intellectual focus, she starts an anonymous blog in which she details her sexual exploits with her lunky boyfriend (Max Carver) and with an older, conflicted college professor (Justin...

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The edgy coming-of-age tale "Ask Me Anything" begins with a snarky, bubble-gum vibe that gives way to something far deeper and meaningful. Writer-director Allison Burnett, who based the script on his 2009 novel, "Undiscovered Gyrl,"...

Having played dozens of roles on the operatic stage, Renee Fleming will venture into new territory this spring when she makes her Broadway debut in the play "Living on Love." The soprano will reprise the role of a temperamental opera diva that...

NOV. 5
Interstellar
As mankind's time on Earth comes to an end, astronauts travel through a wormhole in search of a new home for humanity. With Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain and Michael Caine. Written by Jonathan Nolan and...

When we last saw the "Mean Girls" crew, Cady Heron had learned a lesson and the "Plastics" -- Gretchen Wieners, Karen Smith and Regina George -- had split up and gone their separate ways.
But what have Lindsay Lohan, Lacey...

Kevin Smith and Johnny Depp are keeping it in the family for "Yoga Hosers."
The director and star are set to begin shooting the upcoming action-adventure this week with their daughters, Harley Quinn Smith and Lily-Rose Depp, co-starring,...

Renée Fleming has performed dozens of opera's leading roles in a professional career that has spanned three decades. This month, the soprano is trying something altogether new for her -- she's starring in a stage play.
The new role isn't...

No matter how many horror movies you've seen, it's safe to say you've never seen one quite like the super-freaky "Tusk."
In the hands of iconoclastic writer-director Kevin Smith, that's not necessarily a good thing.
Although the film may...

The 2014 Fall Movie Preview is a broad snapshot of films opening through Oct. 31. Release dates and other details, as compiled here by Oliver Gettell, are subject to change.
Sept. 10
My Old Lady
A down-on-his-luck New Yorker inherits a Parisian...

The new film by Kevin Smith, “Tusk,” has its world premiere Saturday night as part of the Toronto International Film Festival. This is something of a surprise as Smith himself quite publicly declared he was quitting filmmaking during the release of his...

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 6
A Case of You
A young writer smitten with the barista at his local coffee shop scours her Facebook profile for intel and tries to transform himself into her dream guy. With Justin Long and Evan Rachel Wood. Written by Long. Directed by...

Actor-director Mario Van Peebles has sold his wooded compound in the Hollywood Hills for $1.225 million.
The nearly half-acre rustic retreat includes an early-1960s main house, patio space and a guesthouse. Custom details include stairway handrails...

Country musician Brad Paisley and his wife, "Nashville" actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley, have sold a home in Pacific Palisades for $2.5 million.
The restored house, with more 1920s character than country vibe, features a two-story living room...

A funeral Mass for actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was held Friday at St. Ignatius of Loyola church on Park Avenue in New York City, with dozens of acting luminaries turning out to bid farewell to the Oscar winner who died Sunday of an apparent heroin...